Month: October 2017
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The Academic Minute for 2017.10.16-10.20
Academic Minute from 10.16 – 10.20 Monday, October 16th Omer Gokcumen – University at Buffalo The Ghost Species of Ancient Humans Omer Gokcumen is an expert in evolutionary anthropology — the study of how humans evolved and how they differ from non-human primates such as gorillas and chimpanzees. He can speak to the media about…
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Robert Garland featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1413), Bob has selected…
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Justin Tosi, Georgetown University – Moral Grandstanding
How does moral grandstanding affect the opinions of others? Justin Tosi, junior faculty fellow at the McDonagh Business School at Georgetown University, discusses how people can change their beliefs while hearing this type of talk. I am a Junior Faculty Fellow at the Georgetown Institute for the Study of Markets and Ethics in the McDonough…
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David Coogan, Virginia Commonwealth University – Changing the Narrative in Jail
What should you do with your time while in jail? David Coogan, professor in the department of English at Virginia Commonwealth University, examines a writing exercise that could change your course once you are released. Since 2006 David Coogan has been teaching writing workshops in autobiography at the Richmond City Jail (RCJ). The work has…
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Brian Moon, University of Arizona – Music, Data & Algorithms
Can raw data change how we listen to music? Brian Moon, assistant professor of music at the University of Arizona, discusses how the industry is using numbers and algorithms to shape the songs of the future. Brian Moon is a musicologist who specializes in America’s music. He attended Emory University where he earned a Bachelor…
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Omer Gokcumen, University at Buffalo – The Ghost Species of Ancient Humans
The origins of humanity are being re-written. Omer Gokcumen, assistant professor of biology at the University at Buffalo, details some new findings and how they alter our knowledge of the past. Omer Gokcumen is an expert in evolutionary anthropology — the study of how humans evolved and how they differ from non-human primates such as…
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This Week on The Academic Minute (2017.10.16)
This Week on The Academic Minute 2017.10.16 Monday, October 16th Omer Gokcumen of the University at Buffalo examines how a ‘ghost’ species of ancient human could re-write our history books. Tuesday, October 17th Brian Moon of the University of Arizona explores how data and algorithms could change the music we hear in the future. Wednesday, October…
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The Academic Minute for 2017.10.9-10.13
Academic Minute from 10.2 – 10.6 Monday, October 9th Jill McCorkel – Villanova University Effects of Parental Incarceration on Children Dr. McCorkel is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology and a Faculty Associate of the Africana Studies Program at Villanova University. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology at the University of Delaware. While there, she…